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Dynamic Visual Tests to Identify and Quantify Visual Damage and Repair Following Demyelination in Optic Neuritis Patients
Published on: April 14, 2014
[Visual acuity loss, the initial sympton of a spinal cord neoplasm]
A C Millán-Rodríguez1, V Lázaro-González, E Dios-Castro
1Hospital Provincial, Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, España. janoft@yahoo.es
Case Report:
A 46-year-old woman, who presented with right visual acuity loss, was found to have papilledema, and subsequently shown to have ventricular dilatation in a cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assessment. Elevated protein levels were found in the cerebrospinal fluid. Spinal MRI revealed the presence of a spinal cord neoplasm. After surgical removal of the tumor, which turned out to be a neurilemmoma, the patient's visual acuity was restored.
Discussion:
The ocular presentation and the relationship between intracranial hypertension and spinal tumors are discussed. Likewise, the importance of considering the various causes of papilledema is emphasized.
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